- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 3rd, 2015
Incurably Romantic Marsupials Make Love Till the Effort Kills Them
No, really, they literally begin to disintegrate
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 9th, 2015
Shark Lays Egg Nearly 4 Years After Love Affair, a Pup Emerges from It
Researchers say that, after mating, the female shark stored the male gametes in its body and only used them much later
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 18th, 2014
Seals Seen Harassing Penguins, Trying to Mate with Them
The seriously confused seals were observed following the penguins around, pinning them to the ground and mounting them
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 5th, 2014
Male Hummingbirds Have Dagger-like Beaks, Use Them to Stab Rivals
Wildlife researchers say that male hummingbirds more often than not try to jab their beak into their rivals' throat
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 24th, 2014
Male Black Widow Spiders Found to Prefer Well-Fed Maidens
These spiders are surprisingly picky when it comes to choosing a mate
- Science Blog
- By Cristina Macari
- November 20th, 2012
Strange Being Refuses Coupling and Eats DNA Instead
Millenniums of survival with no mating proved as possible, according to scientists
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 18th, 2009
Female Mammals Select Only the Right Partners
Their noses aid them in that regard
- Nature
- By Gabriel Gache
- June 4th, 2008
A Little Bit of Color Turns Barn Swallows into Macho Males
Feather darkening boosts testosterone levels in barn swallows
- Nature
- By Gabriel Gache
- May 27th, 2008
Orchids Deceive Bees with Irresistible Lures
Orchids with high pheromone mix diversity attract more bee males
- Nature
- By Stefan Anitei
- April 18th, 2008
Urine Treason: Inbred Males Have No Chance
Olfaction and mating
- Behavior/Humans
- By Stefan Anitei
- February 5th, 2008
Loving Dads Induce Early Menstruation in their Daughters!
At least in the case of the baboons
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Stefan Anitei
- January 9th, 2008
When Mothers Have More Sex, Daughters Are More Fertile
Balanced sexual conflict